Saddle



Ju1y24, 1923. 1,462,885

A. W. HAWKINS SADDLE Filed April 8, 1921 Patented July 24 1923.

,U HTE STATES ARCHIE W. erm e, or s r. LOUIS oounryfmrssoun-r, nssioivonro SIMMONS HARD- wAn'E'coMrAnY, orsr; on-rs, MrssoUn -a oonrorterron or MISSOURI.

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1 v.ippfication filed April 8,

To all whom it may cancer ILL I j j B itknownthat I, Anorrrn W, HAWKINS, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the county of St. Louis and State of Missouri, haveminvented .certain new and useful Improvements in Saddles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to, the

accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

Thisinvention relates to improvements in saddles and has fonone of its, objects the production of a saddle of the so called cowboy style, which, while having the general outward appearanceik of the said cow-boy saddle, may be used with com-- fort and safety bypersons not so accustomed to riding as are the users of this syloxof saddle. ,1

It is a well known fact that horseback riding in hilly or mountainous country, where the trails are very steep, is fraught with much danger if the rider is not accustomed to such riding. I i g The reason for the dangermcntione'dlies in the factthat the inexperienced rider cannot retain his proper place; in the saddle -when the front of said saddle is me lower plane than the rear thereof, thetendency being'for him to slide forward inthe saddle, and because the; stirrup straps cannot be extended forwardly to any, great degree, the rider cannotrbrace himself against this movement, asa result, of which he'is often F 7 unseated. v

rider rests, which renderthe seatmore comfortable and tend to prevent the rider from sliding about i in the; sadde.

I also provide stirrup nraps which are so attached. as to be capable of being freely extended in a forward direction, thereby making it possible for the rider to brace himself against the forward sliding movement already mentioned.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention comprises the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein is shown the preferred embodiment of the invention. However, it is to be understood that the invention com- ,said jockey members in place.

1921. Serial no. 159,687. I

P e endsfl ha g s v r t ons; a m d cations which come-withinthe scope offthe claims hereunto appended.

Fig. I;is a side elevation of my improved saddle, the stirrup straps being shown in a forward position by dottedilines.

is; also providedwitlrtlm usual side bars G andcentral opening or cut utzportion H.

, My improved saddle preferably includes a front jockey 1 and a rear jockey 2, eachof which is secured to the gsaddletree, by. means of strings or thongs 3. The manner of.

fastening the front and rear jockeys in place consists in passing; the free ends'of a string orthong through; adjacent apertures 4,,in the side barsof the saddletreeB, and then throughan openingin the jockey member s, after which sa d: ends of the stringer thong are interlaced,*--,thereby securely fastening To el'iminatethe possibility er the int rlaced portions ofthe thong ends being pulled through the openings in the jockey members, vI provi de, rosettes 5 which are made of double thickness and each of which is provided with a central opening formed therethrough, which is only of such, size as to permit the passage ofthe thong ends in an unlacedvcondition. It is apparent that after, these; ends are interlaced it will notbe po sible ,to draw them through the restricted openings in the rosettes 5 v .eeseat and. jockey 6 is provided with forpomin'el on each side thereof and" provided with fastening strings or thongs 8 similar to the thongs 3 and which pass through apertures 9 in the saddletree B whereby the forward portion of said seat and jockey is secured to the saddletree B. Strings or thongs 10, similar to the thongs 3 and 8, secure the rear portion of the seat and jockey 6 to the saddletreeB. 1

Stirrup straps 11 are secured to the saddletree by looping one of said stirrup straps over each of the side bars G and securing said I stirrup straps a ainst longitudinal movement by means 0 fastening devices,

wardly', extending portions 7, adjacent the 

